03 April, 2010

SREBRENICA FORENSICS, NUMBER OF DNA IDENTIFICATIONS RISES TO 6,414

PHOTO: The International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) is in charge of all Srebrenica forensics, including the DNA-identifications. / Photo Courtesy: ICMP.

On 9 July 2009, the number of DNA identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide stood at 6,186. The ICMP added that "The overall high matching rate between DNA extracted from these bone and blood samples leads ICMP to support an estimate of close to 8,100 individuals missing from the fall of Srebrenica."

"Of the 13,000 persons DNA identified in the context of BiH, 6,414 were DNA identifications of persons missing from the 1995 fall of Srebrenica. To make these DNA-based identifications, ICMP has collected almost 87,931 blood samples from relatives of the victims, which represent almost 28,964 missing individuals. ICMP has also received 43,729 bone samples from mortal remains of persons recovered from mass graves in the region."

The ICMP laboratory system is rigorously accredited to ISO 17025 by DAkkS GmbH, the national German accreditation body, and ICMP’s Steering Board on Forensic Science gathers together some of the world’s most respected experts in molecular biology, forensic pathology, anthropology and archaeology.

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